A Very Special Episode

Published: June 17, 2020, 5:23 p.m.

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On this week\\u2019s episode, hosts Tymika Lawrence and Ezra Baker drink a cup of Idido Natural from Black & White Coffee Roasters in Chapel Hill, NC. This show is dedicated to the concept of the Very Special Episode,\\xa0\\u201cone my favorite TV vehicles,\\u201d says Lawrence. \\u201cIt\\u2019s a way for writers to bring a serious, heavy topic into homes where maybe people aren\\u2019t dealing with it\\u2026they humanize it by connecting with characters you know and love.\\u201d

Lawrence and Baker dive deep into a classic two-part episode of A Different World, "Honeymoon in LA". This particular episode\\u2014the premier of Season Six, aired on September 24th, 1992\\u2014starts after the \\u201cwedding episode\\u201d of ADW (\\u201ca classic moment of Black television\\u201d says Baker) and takes place during the 1992 Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.

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